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We’re hoping for a major step forward on aid transparency today, as signatories and Steering Committee members of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) meet in Paris to agree the remaining items to be included in the IATI Standard. Read more »

 We’re proud to announce the launch of our new website. We hope that the clean new look and easy navigation will make it simple for you to find useful information on aid transparency. To break down the different areas we work in we’ve categorised the site into three main themes: 1) Policy, 2) Data and 3) Technology. In each section you can browse opinions, reports and news that relates to your interests. We’ve given each theme an icon and colour reference so you can easily identify content. Although the site looks different you’ll be able to find much of the same information as on our old site. We have created a library of all our reports and case studies to date, with a glossary of common terms to help you through the minefield of acronyms. We also updated our calendar to keep track of national and international meetings where aid transparency may play a part.  Read more »

In July, representatives from international donor agencies, development country Governments and civil society organisations met in Paris to talk data. As topics go, it might not be the most riveting, especially among a group of interlocutors more used to discussing life-and-death issues that affect the poorest parts of the world. But agreed standards of data could be the tiny key which unlocks a very large gate on the path to more efficient, more effective aid. Read more »